Safe And Local Supplier Approval – Salsa certificate
Independent Accreditation Scheme which we joined to prove our systems are suitable, applicable and operate appropriately. We have a full indepth audit once a year.

Q Guild of Butchers – Approved Producer
We have a quality audit by the Q Guild every 18 months of all our quality systems and produce.

RPA – Beef Labelling Scheme ApprovalSAI Global – Beef Labelling Regulations
We have chosen to have the provenance of our beef officially recognised and certified as Naturally Reared in the West Country by these two highly reputable organisations, who both audit our beef supplies and handling systems once a year to ensure full compliance.

Where Did It All Begin?

Since 1979 Jon Thorner’s was one of the region’s very first farm shops and specialised in providing locally reared meat.